POLAND VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,579	4	19,998	+ 581
HIV/AIDS	2	17,271	54	115	+ 17,156
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,457	1	117,700	- 102,243
Stroke	4	12,320	2	32,693	- 20,373
Birth Trauma	5	11,582	57	52	+ 11,530
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,677	22	3,555	+ 7,122
Malaria	7	10,349	78	0	+ 10,349
Low Birth Weight	8	10,160	42	579	+ 9,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,608	37	839	+ 8,769
Tuberculosis	10	6,833	41	597	+ 6,237
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,882	36	916	+ 4,965
Liver Cancer	12	5,789	29	2,290	+ 3,499
Maternal Conditions	13	5,301	63	10	+ 5,292
Liver Disease	14	4,965	10	7,912	- 2,947
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,449	8	8,947	- 4,498
Kidney Disease	16	4,079	20	4,065	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,529	38	831	+ 2,698
Meningitis	18	3,512	53	171	+ 3,341
Lung Disease	19	3,161	6	13,677	- 10,515
Violence	20	2,993	49	294	+ 2,699
Other Injuries	21	2,983	28	2,527	+ 456
Hypertension	22	2,643	15	4,937	- 2,294
Cervical Cancer	23	2,224	32	1,907	+ 317
Asthma	24	2,058	43	540	+ 1,518
Suicide	25	1,730	18	4,282	- 2,552
Malnutrition	26	1,684	50	291	+ 1,393
Pertussis	27	1,516	71	0	+ 1,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,366	21	3,701	- 2,335
Falls	29	1,274	16	4,712	- 3,438
Drownings	30	1,055	39	636	+ 418
Fires	31	1,022	45	474	+ 548
Inflammatory/Heart	32	909	23	3,495	- 2,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	866	26	3,091	- 2,225
Syphilis	34	839	69	0	+ 838
Epilepsy	35	660	35	1,145	- 485
Poisonings	36	647	51	205	+ 443
Parkinson's Disease	37	527	34	1,500	- 974
Lung Cancers	38	515	3	25,781	- 25,266
Drug Use	39	428	48	321	+ 107
Breast Cancer	40	404	9	7,967	- 7,563
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	364	40	612	- 248
Schistosomiasis	42	349	76	0	+ 349
Prostate Cancer	43	316	11	6,489	- 6,173
Skin Disease	44	285	46	469	- 184
Tetanus	45	282	67	2	+ 281
Hepatitis B	46	211	56	52	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	47	208	12	5,910	- 5,703
Encephalitis	48	207	64	6	+ 201
Measles	49	207	72	0	+ 207
Alcohol	50	185	14	5,238	- 5,053
Lymphomas	51	178	19	4,141	- 3,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	163	5	14,610	- 14,447
Pancreas Cancer	53	86	13	5,430	- 5,344
Oesophagus Cancer	54	83	33	1,803	- 1,720
Appendicitis	55	72	55	69	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	56	68	17	4,700	- 4,633
Other Neoplasms	57	42	7	9,256	- 9,214
Multiple Sclerosis	58	42	44	502	- 460
Leukemia	59	35	24	3,456	- 3,420
Leishmaniasis	60	35	75	0	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	61	33	27	2,929	- 2,896
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	28	47	369	- 341
Ascariasis	63	26	82	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	23	60	19	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	16	52	188	- 172
Uterin Cancer	66	15	30	2,163	- 2,147
Diphtheria	67	5	70	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	68	4	31	2,155	- 2,150
War	69	4	66	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	3	25	3,377	- 3,373
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Gambia

Poland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.